Bayap Zoo
11°39′04″N 105°28′58″E / 11.651178°N 105.482871°E / 11.651178; 105.482871
Date opened1995
LocationKamchay Mear District, Cambodia
OwnerNhim Vanda

Bayap Zoo is a zoo located in the Kamchay Mear District of Prey Veng Province, in Cambodia.

History

The zoo was established in 1995, by Senator Nhim Vanda, who as of 2014 owned it, and also the Kampot Zoo in Kampot city of southern Cambodia.[1]

The Bayap Zoo was destroyed by flood in 2010–2011, and was renovated and reopened.[2]

Criticism

The zoo has been accused of keeping its animals in poor conditions, and the organization Zoo Watch has called for it to be shut down. Vanda has denied that animals were being mistreated, saying conditions have improved. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Buys Exotic African Animals for Zoo" Archived 2016-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia Daily. Accessed March 02, 2014.
  2. ↑ "H.E. Nhim Vanda Visits Bayap Zoo in Prey Veng Province". Tourism of Cambodia. Accessed March 02, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rollet, Charles; Sotheary, Pech (18 January 2016). "'Zoo Watch' seeks local zoos' closure". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 27 January 2022.



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